Windmill



Dec. 28, 1937. K U 2,103,910

7 I WINDMILL I Filed Jan. 25, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet' 1 flm V i V K. RHLUNG a Dec. 28, 1937.

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Patented Dec. 28, 19 37 "UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDMILL Kenneth R. Lung, Kendallville, Ind., assignor to Flint & Walling Manufacturing Company, Kendallville, Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application January.25, 1937, Serial No. 122,204

' 9 Claims. (01. 170- 40) This invention relatesto wind wheel motors. This invention has utility when incorporated in assembly and construction features of efliciency in varying wind velocities, with economies in for stiffening the straps 2L. The respective straps 19, 21-, 22', are at an g to the mane of the series of these arms as well as at an. angle to the axis of the shaft I5. These straps 19, 2|,

22, provide radiating arms in 'thejplane of the 5 manufacture, mounting, and operation. Wind wheel, which arms locate outer ring 23 andgf' Referring to the drawings: V V inner ring 24 concentric of the shaft [5. At these Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation arms, and fixed with the rings, are located blades of an embodiment of the invention in a jwind- 25' having rounded outer termini portions 26; mill; 7 These blades have outer shallower dished por- 2 8a V ew of a b de. o portion of th tion 27 (Fig. 4) and inner wider, more deeply- 0 wind wheel of the windmill of-Fig. 1 from the dished portion 28 (Fig. 5 providing'a projected support or tower side of the wheel, on the line blade with more effective wind resistance inward 11-11, Fig. 1; j than outwardin compensation for slippage con- Fig. 3 is a View. on the line III -III, Fig. 2; nection as reduced in the outer higher speed por- Fig. 4 is a section on the line IV--IV, Fig. 2; tion over that inward therefrom. This wind-l Fig. 5 is a section on the line V-V, Fig. 2; Wheel, has normal operative position axially into Fig. 6 is a detail View of the blank for the blade the wind. The direction of the wind is then at or fan of the wind wheel; I I the impact across the blades which is approxi- Fig. '7 is a detail view ofthe governingspring 'mately in the direction of arrows 29 and, apmounting or connection on the line VII-VII, proximately parallel with the broader or strap-. 20 Fig. 1; v wise dimension of the arms. There isaccord- Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan View of the mill ingly efiiciency purpose in locating the arms of Fig. 1 with the transmission cover removed and narrow-wise as to the wind flow for such thereby parts broken away; reduces resistance to the wheel rotation. Fig. 9 is a section on the line IXIX, Fig. 8; On the shaft IS, on either sideoutboard from Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the swivel mountthe bearings II are fixed pinions 30, each in mg connection between the pump rod and-crossmesh with a gear 3l.v These gears 3| are head; 9 mounted on shaft 32' carried. by anti-friction Fig. 11 is a view of the brake for the windmill bearings 33 in block 34 rising in-the support, 5. on the line. XI-XI, Fig. .8; and This shaft 32 is rotarywith bearings therefor 30 Fig. 12 is a view of the brake operating coninstead of bearings for the gears as to the shaft. ,nections. The shaft I5 is offset laterally asto the gear Wind wheel tower I is shown having ising shaft 32 with the clearance therebetween for the therethrough reciprocating pump rod 2 centered pump rod 2. Each of these gears 3| carries wrist 35 by spiders 3, 4, as-a guide. Mounted on this pin 35 from which extends connecting rod or 35 windmill tower .l is support 5 having depending pitman 36to pin3'l in cross-head 38 reciprocable V tapering. stem 6 (Fig. 9) entering the spider 4 along cross head guide 39 rising from the supin providing a guide for the pump rod v2 to eX- port 5 between the pump rod 2 and the shaft 32. tend upward therethrough. This portion 6 of This pin 31 is located directly over the line of 40 the housing. 5 is centered at the top of the tower the shaft 2, thereby directing the lift action of 40 l by bearing member 1 having race 8 for annular this wind wheel for direct pull on the pump series of balls 9 in providing an anti-friction rod 2. 7 bearing or swivel over which extends cap Ill The pump rod 2 (Fig. 10) has cap fitting 40 carrying this support or-housing 5. thereon anchored by cotter 4| and stiffened in s pp Carries -f ction bearings ll, its connection by threaded lock nut 42. This 5 I .-8).in port o Offset One Side cap fitting 4|] has stem 43 therefrom extending Ofthe D p rod 2 as eXtending upward through through eye 44 in the cross-head 38 with shoulder th s supp rt 5- In these bearings s Wind s5 therebelow. Mounted on this stem 43 is brass wheel shaft 1 ry n Outboard f m h sllpnut 46 anchored by cotter pin 41 in providing a port' 5 hub (Fig$- 3) W thmiiwr Stems I bearing or swivel readily adjustable as to the 50 as a spider. Bolts 18 mount radially extending cross-head eye 44 to take up wear between the straps l9, and bolts 20, radially extending strut shoulder. 45 and the nut 46 and readily upwardly straps 2|, outwardly connected to the, straps l9. removable for replacement. This provides a Between thestraps {9, 2|, brace straps 22 extend swivel connection between the power or wind motor and the driven rod 2 above the support 5, 55

allowing the wind motor to take direction of the wind or wind change, independently of twisting or turning action in the reciprocating driven member away from the cross-head 38.

This support 5 has reservoir portion 48 (Fig. 9) for the gear wheels 3|. A plug 49 may be removed to drain this well, say of lubricant and then replaced. The support 5 upwardly from this reservoir portion 48 terminates in a rib 59, with which may interfit channel 5| of housing or cap 52 upwardly therefrom and assembled to be held therewith by nut 53 on extension from the cross-head guide 39. This cross-head guide 39 within this housing 52 is stiffened against vibration by arm 54 and strut 55 extending to bolt 56 in the support 5.

The cross-head 38 is shown carrying upwardly extending flange 51 adjacent opening 58 therein. Through this opening 58 extends tubular stem 59 having enlargement 66 in its loose connection with the cross-head 38 at chamber portion 6| provided by the flange 51. This tubular stem 59 is effective as a piston of a piston pump in entering cylinder 62 fixed with the support 5 and entering the reservoir 48 and which terminates in port 53. Adjacent said port 63 is check valve 64. As the plunger 59 strikes this check valve 64, the stroke of this pump is thus stopped and the enlargement 68 rises in the chamber 6|. There is thus provided a reduced stroke pump relatively to the stroke for the cross-head 38, which pump is effective in normal operation of this transmission between the wind wheel shaft I5 and the pump rod 2 for elevating lubricant in the chamber 48 by way of the tubular pump rod 59 into the chamber 6| for spill or overflow therefrom upon the gears, pinions, pitman, or connecting rods, as well as the bearings and shafts. This spill is confined to this support, for even as passing to the pin 31 and the swivel it may not fall down on the rod 2 because of skirt 65 (Fig. 10) below the swivel and skirt 68 about the rod 2 at the opening through the support.

Between the lines of the shafts I5 and 32 and closer to the latter, this support 5 has ears 6'! providing pivot bearing with axis parallel to the axis of the support 5 relatively to the tower I. These ears 61 have therein porous, bronze, graphiteimpregnated bushings 68 providing self-lubricating mounting bearings for pin 69 of arms I0 (Fig. 8) carrying rudder plane '|I remote from the support 5, which plane is of effective area region beyond that of the wind wheel when this arm I8 and plane of the windmill are parallel.

The arm in, spaced from the pivot pin 69,- carries eye I2 to which is connected tension governor spring 13 extending inward to eye 14 (Fig. 7) having threaded portion 15 carrying nuts I6. This eye 14 in its extent to threaded portion 15 protrudes through opening 11 in stem 18 mounted in bracket I9 (Fig. 8), connected by bolt 89 with an ear 61. This eye I4 is accordingly positioned laterally from the pin 69 more remote from the shaft I5 than the pin 69. The nuts 16 on the threaded portion I5 provide ready means for adjusting the action of this governor spring I3 as to the tension or wind strain necessary to hold the Wind wheel into the wind or to buckle or swing relatively to the support in reefing or pulling the wheel out of the wind as the rudder '|I remains in the wind.

The support 5, remote from the bracket'l9 has pin 8| to which is connected bolt 82 extending through opening 83 in the arm 79 and having threaded terminus 84 with which are engaged nuts 85 in locating bumper compression helical spring portion 86 at this arm 10 as a cushioning take-up in the pull of the arm away from the plane of the wind wheel. On this bolt 82 adjacent the pin 8| there is additional helical compression spring 87 as a reverse direction bumper to cushion impacts of the arm H! as swinging into parallelism with the wind wheel. Accordingly, this bolt 82 carries two direction cushioning means or bumpers for the rudder arm operation.

The rudder arm 19 has pivot pin 88 from which depends latch 89 swingable against lower arm 78 as drawn by pull-out chain 9| extending from this latch 89 over guide pulleys 92 and thence about guide pulley 93 to pull-out wire 94 extending through the tubular stem 6 for manual operation, which as effective in pulling the wind wheel out of gear, brings this latch 89 against the rudder to swing the rudder II into parallelism with the wind wheel.

In this pulling out of gear with the latch 89 against the arm "I8 and so firmly held by the pullout connections, as this arm 18 swings into parallelism with the wind wheel, the latch 89 strikes bolt 95, thrusting such through its guide portion 96 in the support. This bolt 95 is connected to arm 6i (Figs. 8, 12) having rockable mounting at pivot pin 98 with the support 5. Fixed with this arm 91 is arm 99 connected to spring brake band I89 (Fig. 11), normally free due to its spring action from brake drum I8! fixed as a part of the hub I6. Accordingly, as this latch 89 pushes this bolt or rod 95, the brake is normally effective for catching and holding the wind wheel against rotation.

However, in automatic operation for throwing the wind wheel out of gear by the wind action on the rudder II through the control over the governor spring l3 there is no pull by the pullout chain 9| against the latch 89. as this bolt 95 comes in contact with the latch 89, the latch 89 is swung relatively to the arm and the spring action of the brake band 38 holds this rod 95 to thrust the latch 89 and thereby notset the brake so that the wheel may idly spin or come slowly to stopping position.

Lubricant may be supplied to bearing I2, mounted in tubular portion I3, by means of oil ring I82 feeding oil groove I03 on the shaft I5. The excess lubricant may be returned to reservoir 48 through passage I94.

The outer terminus of portion I3 may be closed by bearing positioning nut I05, fixed against loosening by lock nut I06.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis support for the shaft, 2. wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, an arm having a pivotal connection with the support parallel with theswivel axis and opposite from the wheel, a rudder plane carried by the arm, a bracket fixed with the support, a rockable pin in the bracket having an axis parallel to the axis of the arm, a stem through said pin, a spring connected to the stem and extending to the arm with the pin as rockable to allow the stem to take the direction of the spring, and adjusting means for the stem at the pin.

2. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis support for the shaft, a wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, an .arm having a pivotal anti-friction mounting a connection with the support parallel with the swivel axis and Accordingly, 4

opposite from the wheel, and a rudder plane carried by the arm, said anti-friction mounting ineluding a pair of aligned self-lubricating bush ings exterior of the housing.

3. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis limit toward and from the wheel.

4. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis support for the shaft, a Wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, an arm having a pivotal connection with the support parallel with the swivel axis and opposite from the wheel, a rudder plane carried by the arm, a pull-out for swinging the arm towardparallelism with the wheel, said pull-out having connection to the 7 arm including means movable as to the arm opposite to the direction of said pull-out operation, a brake for the wheel, an operator for the brake operable by the pull-out through said receding connection as held by the pull-out. i a

5. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis suppport for the shaft, a wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, an arm having a pivotal connection with the support parallel with the swivel axis and opposite from the wheel, a rudder plane carried by the arm, a pull-out for swinging the arm toward parallelism with the wheel, said pull-rout having swingablerlatch connection adapted to be held against the arm in pull-out operation, a brake for the wheel, an

operator for the brake adapted to be engaged by the latch connection and pull-out operation of said brake, and adapted to' swing the latch relatively to the arm as free of pull-out operation in arm swinging toward parallelism with the plane of the wheel.

6. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis support for the shaft, a wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, an arm a pivotal connection with the support parallel havin with the swivel axis and opposite from the wheel, a rudder plane carried by the arm, a pull-out for swinging the arm toward parallelism with the wheel, a brake drum for the wheel, an external spring band brake for the wheel, a swingable latch carried by the arm, and an operator for throwing the wheel out of the wind by pulling.

the arm through said latch and thereby causing said latch to set thebrake band against the brake drum.

'7. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis support for the shaft, a wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, a cross-head guide rising from the support, a reciprocating driven rod rising through the support, transmission from the wind wheel shaft including connecting rod means, a cross-head on the guide to which the connecting rod means and driven rod extend, a swivel connection above the support for the rod means terminally of the rod.

8. A windmill comprising a shaft, a swivel axis support for'the shaft, a wind wheel outboard from the support on the'shaft, a transmission at the support from the Wind Wheel shaft including a cross-head, said support providing a reservoir lubricant, a pump in the reservoir, and pump actuating connection, one with the cross-head cross-head stroke.

at the cross-head, and readily replaceable wear 7 9. A windmill comprisingja shaft, a swivel axis I support for the shaft, a wind wheel outboard from the support on the shaft, a cross-head guide rising from the support, a reciprocating driven rod rising through the support, transmission from the wind wheel shaft including a cross-head on the guide, and a swivel connection above the support for the rod to the cross-head embodying a bearing element replaceably connectable to the rod.

KENNETH R. LUNG.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTlON.

Patent Noa 2,105,919., December 28, 1957,.

KENNETH R. LUNG.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, second column, line 75', claim 2, after the word "mounting" insert a comma; page 5, second column, lines 28 and 29, for the words "reservoir lubricant" read lubricant reservoir; and line 50 same cl aim, after .the word 'one insert fixed; and that the said Letters Patent should be readwith these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this let day of February, A, D. 1958.

Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) f Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

